Dr. Westin Childs Podcast: Thyroid | Weight Loss | Hormones

Vitamin K2 is a fat-soluble vitamin that provides benefits that just about every thyroid patient wants. Unlike vitamin K1, vitamin K2 has a much more broad-reaching impact on multiple systems in the body including calcium regulation, cancer prevention, hormone balance, and more. And unlike vitamin K1, vitamin K2 is more difficult to get and not as well known. This presents an awesome opportunity for thyroid patients to take more of this vitamin to get the benefits that it provides. Some benefits of vitamin K2 use include: 1. It balances calcium levels in the body. Vitamin K2 helps put calcium where you want it and keeps it from places that you don’t. This means it helps direct calcium away from your arteries and into your bones and teeth. It works perfectly with vitamin D. 2. It helps strengthen your bones and prevents pre-mature bone loss. Vitamin K2 also helps to prevent pre-mature bone loss which is a condition that thyroid patients suffer from! Whether you have hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidis